Qiuci is one of the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, and Qiuci at this time is full of jubilation, and the festive atmosphere runs through the nine skies.

"You know what? The prince has led his army into the Western Regions! The prince has entered the Western Regions! ”

"The prince brought 200,000 elites this time! Two hundred thousand! We couldn't have imagined it before. ”

"The Western Regions are vast and sparsely populated, and the products are not abundant, so it is difficult to supply the army, so the Tang Dynasty has a small number of troops stationed in the Western Regions. This time, the crown prince conquered Tianzhu and opened the road from Tianzhu to the Western Regions, and Tianzhu's grain and grass will continue to arrive, and the strength of our Western Regions will skyrocket. ”

"That's right! That's right! In the past, we were worried about the lack of food and grass, and in the future, we will worry about the lack of troops. ”

"The prince is amazing! Be wise and decisive! ”

Qiuci was a military town in the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, and in modern terms, it was a fortress. The military town not only has troops stationed, but also the families of the Tang army.

Whether it was the Tang army or their families, after learning the news that Li Longji led the Tang army into the Western Regions in a big way, they were all overjoyed and rushed to tell each other.

Li Longji led his army into the Western Regions on a large scale this time, rewriting the history of the Western Regions, and bringing about earth-shaking changes in the Western Regions.

In the past, because the Western Regions were vast and sparsely populated and the products were not abundant, the Tang Dynasty could not garrison a large number of troops in the Western Regions, and could only station a small number of troops. This situation has been like this since Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions, and it has not changed for thousands of years, and this change will be of great historical significance.

Because Tianzhu's grain and grass will be transported to the Western Regions in an endless stream, the Tang Dynasty can station a large number of troops in the Western Regions, and the strength of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions will skyrocket.

In the past. The Tang Dynasty had insufficient troops in the Western Regions. Always take care of one or the other. Shrinking back and shrinking, even the small stone country has to be co-opted, and it cannot be conquered directly. In the future, the strength of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions will rise sharply, and there will be no need to have such concerns, just let go of your hands and feet, and whoever disobeys will be destroyed, which is so painful.

When I think of this wonderful prospect. Who wouldn't like it?

"Let's go! We welcome the Prince! The generals of the Tang Army stationed in Qiuzi did not have any superfluous words, and directly reached an agreement. Then, they acted collectively and rushed to see Li Longji.

Li Longji was leading his army forward, and when he heard the news of the arrival of these generals, he asked them to come and meet them.

"I've seen the prince." These generals of the Western Regions looked at Li Longji, their faces full of red light, as if they had seen an old ancestor.

Li Longji's appearance is really eye-catching, and they are thinking about meeting Li Longji all the time, and now. Dreams come true, if they don't get excited, they can't do it.

"Excuse me." Li Longji looked at these generals. I saw that they were majestic and high-spirited, and they were greatly satisfied, and they said a word of encouragement: "You have worked hard to garrison the frontier for the country, eat and sleep in the open air." ”

"It's not hard! It's not hard! Being able to get Li Longji's encouragement made the generals very excited and humble.

They held their heads high, looking at them like that, as if it were a matter of supreme glory to be stationed in the bitter cold Western Regions.

Then, Li Longji inquired about the situation in the Western Regions for a while.

As for the situation in the Western Regions, these generals stationed here know best, and they are busy talking about them one by one.

"Prince, you should take advantage of this great westward expansion to get rid of the small countries at both ends of the small and large laws." The way that the generals of the Western Regions hate.

For these two small countries at both ends of the rat, they have long wanted to get rid of them, but they can't do it because they don't have enough troops in their hands. Now, when Li Longji led the army to arrive, their hearts are alive.

"I think it won't be long before their begging envoys arrive." Li Longji nodded.

"Prince Yu, the little king and the big king ask to see." As soon as Li Longji's words fell, Gao Lishi, the human spirit, came in to report.

"The prince is wise." The generals will be convinced.

"They shall beg." Li Longji's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Great Food is imminent, and there must be no fire in the backyard, and the Western Regions must be stabilized. As for the little and great kings, they spared their lives if they were still acquaintances. Let them go to Chang'an for the elderly. ”

For this matter, the little king and the big king did not dare to have the slightest objection, and agreed to it.

Moreover, they were full of joy because they could finally go to Chang'an, the legendary capital of Tang.

Chang'an, the daimyo is outside, and they also know it. Knowing that it is heaven on earth, if you can see the style of Chang'an in your lifetime, it is worth dying.

"Prince, the envoy of the Shi Kingdom asks to see you." Colliers came in again to report.

"Shi Guo? Damn Stone Country. The generals of the Western Regions shouted in unison, all of them angry.

For the two ends of the first rat of the stone country, they were extremely angry.

"Shi Guo? Missing. Li Longji said coldly: "At both ends of the first rat of the Shi Kingdom, it is really delusional to try to find the right and left between Datang and Dashi. In the past, our troops in the Western Regions were insufficient, so we had to win over Shi Guo. Now, I am leading a large army into the Western Regions, which is a good opportunity to stabilize the Western Regions. ”

Speaking of this, his voice turned higher and said, "If you want to stabilize the Western Regions, you have to stand up." Let's take the stone country to open the knife! ”

"Herald: Slaughter Shiguo!" Li Longji's eyes sparkled, and he ordered loudly.

"Yes." The generals received the order in unison and were greatly excited.

Although the Tang Dynasty operated the Western Regions for many years, it was due to the lack of troops and limited deterrence in the Western Regions, which was the reason why the Western Regions were always turbulent.

Now, Li Longji led a large army into the Western Regions, which is a good opportunity to stabilize the Western Regions. If you want to stabilize the Western Regions, you have to be enviable.

Liwei, the best object, is Shiguo, a small country at both ends of the first rat.

Slaughtering the Shi Kingdom can deter the Western Regions, and the countries of the Western Regions will definitely be shocked and will never dare to cause chaos again.

If the Tang Dynasty wanted to fight a war with the Arab Empire, it first had to stabilize the Western Regions. Because the Western Regions was the strategic base for the Tang Dynasty's westward expansion, it must be stable and firmly controlled, and there must be no future troubles.

The congregation gladly approved of this order.

The Tang army came to Shiguo and slaughtered Shiguo.

When the news spread, the countries of the Western Regions were terrified and asked for surrender. Whoever comes. Li Longji gave them the conditions. Consecration of land. Go to Chang'an for retirement. The Tang Dynasty allowed them to live a good life of glory and wealth for a lifetime. If they are faithful, even their children will be in peace and prosperity.

If you dare to say a word, you will be slaughtered.

These small countries expressed their willingness to donate their land, and then went to Chang'an for retirement.

For these newly acquired lands, Li Longji adopted the county governance, and brought these lands under the direct control of the Tang Dynasty.

Broken Leaf City was an important military town in the westernmost part of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty. A generation of famous generals, Pei Xingjian escorted Balus back to China that year. It stops there.

Li Longji set up his tent here, looked at the huge map, and saw that the land occupied by the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions had expanded dramatically, and it soon occupied thousands of miles of land.

"Zhang said, you say, what should we do next?" Li Longji asked Zhang on his side.

"Prince, I think we should stop advancing." Zhang Shuo raised his eyebrows.

"Stop moving? Zhang said, are you crazy? ”

"That's right. You have always been wise, how can you be so confused? We're doing this well. It's time for a big expansion. It won't be long before it goes on like this. We can fight the Great Eclipse and fight the Great Eclipse. ”

"That's right. Advance must not stop. ”

As soon as Zhang's words fell, a voice of opposition sounded, and the generals thought that Zhang Shuo was crazy.

When the Tang army entered the Western Regions, the progress was unusually smooth, and everywhere the Tang army went, they all looked forward to the wind. This is a good opportunity for a big expansion, Zhang Shuo actually advocated stopping the advance, can the generals think that Zhang Shuo is crazy?

"Tell me why you should stop." Li Longji asked noncommittally.

"Stop advancing, this is a top priority, and there are many reasons, mainly including: First, we have been fighting for a long time, and the soldiers are a little homesick, so we have to worry about this matter."

Since the beginning of the conquest of Tibet, the army has been fighting outside, and almost three years have passed in this blink of an eye. After three years of long campaigns, far away in a foreign land, who can not want to go home?

Although the soldiers have not yet expressed too strong homesickness, they cannot help but worry.

Homesickness can sometimes be fatal. For example, the famous Alexander the Great's eastward expedition went very smoothly, and the reason why he stopped his eastward advance was because his subordinates were homesick and did not want to fight anymore. Although he wanted to fight, he couldn't resist it, so he had to retreat.

"The second is that our newly acquired land is too wide, and we have not yet had time to completely stabilize it. Even Tubo and Tianzhu are not completely stable. Zhang said: "The battle between Datang and Dashi must be a battle of life and death, and there must be no fire in the backyard, these places must be completely stabilized, which will take time." ”

Tibet, Tianzhu, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia were all included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. However, because of the short period of time, these places are not stable. If it continues to fight, then, on the surface, it seems to be an anomaly, but in fact, it is a hidden danger. If, on the occasion of a war with the Arab Empire, a fire breaks out in the backyard, then the trouble is great.

You must know that the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire must be a battle of life and death, and there must be no hidden dangers.

"Further west, it's the realm of the Great Eclipse. However, we are not ready for war with the Great Eater, and this is the third one. Zhang said and then analyzed.

Sooner or later, there was bound to be a war between the Tang Dynasty and the Arab Empire, however, the current Tang Dynasty was far from being ready for war with the Arab Empire. Li Longji's current march to the west is to prepare for a major war in the future, and the more fully prepared he is, the higher the calculation of a great victory in the future.

The war with the Arab Empire required more troops, more money and food, which were not prepared and had not yet been transferred to the Western Regions. At this time, if he had ventured into a war with the Arab Empire, he would not have suffered losses and defeat, but he would have fought very hard.

The reason why it may not lose is that the Arab Empire is also not ready for a big war with the Tang Dynasty, and perhaps, the Tang Dynasty can still have the strength to fight.

If the Tang Dynasty was ready, then it would not be afraid.

"The battle with the Great Food must be a battle to exhaust the national strength, and there are many problems in the country, and there are too many shortcomings, which have not been eliminated, this is the fourth." Zhang said again.

There were still many shortcomings in the Tang Dynasty, mainly because Tang Gaozong was a soft emperor and left too many problems. And Wu Zetian wanted to replace Tang, knowing that there were some things that could not be done and would leave hidden dangers, but in order to replace Tang, she had to do that. For example, she killed heroes, put some people who had no talent but were loyal to her to the throne, and so on.

These problems would be in danger of a major war with the Arab Empire, and the Tang Dynasty should stop advancing and first straighten out the interior. (To be continued......)